Official
MUSTAFA ŞEVKET EFENDİ
Muslim (Müslüman). Born in Ioannina (Yanya). On record 1895 to 1903, 5 annual entries.
Archive reference 115_97; 191
Life#
MUSTAFA ŞEVKET EFENDİ was born in Ioannina (Yanya), into the Muslim (Müslüman) community. The records give birth years from 1880 to 1888 (AH 1298 to 1305). MUSTAFA ŞEVKET had seven years of schooling, at a middle school (Rüşdiye Mektebi), and wrote Turkish and spoke Greek (Rum).
Work began in Ioannina, with half a year without pay as a mülazım (apprentice) before a first salary of 200 kuruş. The records give first-work years from 1895 to 1903 (AH 1313 to 1320). The annual lists begin in 1895/96 (AH 1313), with MUSTAFA ŞEVKET as a communications official (Muhabere Memuru) in Ioannina, the birthplace, where the entries run to 1897/98. The lists have no entry for 1898 to 1901. The last posts were in Preveza (Preveze) from 1901 to 1903.
The salary went from 200 kuruş a month in 1895/96 to 300 in 1902/03, the peak, as Muhabere Memuru in Preveza, when 21 per cent of paid officials earned less. In all, five years of salary come to 12,600 kuruş, 42 per cent of what an official on the median salary earned in those years. The final annual entry is for 1902/03.
Places in order of time#
Each number is a stop: the birthplace, the place of first work, then every place of the annual entries in turn. The year beside an arrow is the first entry at the new place.
Born here; First work here; 1895 to 1898 (AH 1313 to 1315)
200 kuruş a month; entries in 3 years
1901 to 1903 (AH 1319 to 1320)
No annual entry for 1898 to 1901 (AH 1316 to 1318) before it.
150 to 300 kuruş a month; entries in 2 years
Career and salary#
Log scale: equal steps are equal ratios. The median of the same title is drawn for the years in which at least 5 officials with that title had a salary, and the median of the same province for the years in which at least 5 officials were paid in the province of the official's salary that year.
The numbers of the chart
| Year | Salary | Median, all officials | Median, same title | Median, same province | Paid less |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895/96 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 600 | 9% |
| 1896/97 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 500 | 8% |
| 1897/98 | 200 | 500 | 400 | 500 | 9% |
| 1901/02 | 150 | 500 | 400 | 500 | 5% |
| 1902/03 | 300 | 500 | 380 | 500 | 21% |
Paid less: the share of the other officials with a salary that year who earned less.
Point at a year for its salary, title, place and the median of all officials paid that year. Choose a row of the table to mark its years in the charts and its stop on the map.
| Years | Title | Place | Salary (kuruş a month) |
|---|---|---|---|
| years differ | First workThe records give first-work years from 1895 to 1903 (AH 1313 to 1320). | Ioannina (Yanya) | 200first-salary field |
| 1895 to 1898AH 1313 to 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Ioannina (Yanya) | 200 |
| No annual entry: 1898 to 1901 (AH 1316 to 1318) | |||
| 1901 to 1903AH 1319 to 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Preveza (Preveze) | 150 to 300 |
Record#
Personal
- Born
- The records give birth years from 1880 to 1888 (AH 1298 to 1305).
- Birthplace
- Ioannina (Yanya)
- Community
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Nationality as recorded
- Turkish
Education
- Rüşdiye
- Rüşdiye Mektebi (7 years)rüşdiye school (middle school)
- Unpaid years (mülazemet)
- 0.5 years
- Preparation route (classification of the paper)
- Low
- Qualification (diploma, certificate, training or nişan)
- No
The years count all schooling up to that school, as the record gives them.
Languages
- Greek (Rum)
- tekellumspeaking. Rum is the word of the records for Greek as spoken by the Orthodox Christians of the empire. It is kept apart from the column Greek, which the records also have
- Turkish
- Kitabetwriting
The glosses are cautious historical readings of the recorded words, not modern levels of proficiency.
First work
- Year
- The records give first-work years from 1895 to 1903 (AH 1313 to 1320).
- Place
- Ioannina (Yanya)
- First salary field (kuruş a month)
- 200
Recorded with#
Officials who share a place, a job title, a school, a birthplace or the year of the first annual entry. Ranks compare the highest monthly salary of each official.
Same post (job title and place), same years
Of the 37 officials who held Muhabere Memuru in Ioannina (Yanya) in the same years, MUSTAFA ŞEVKET EFENDİ had the 33rd highest salary.
- Hüseyin Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 540 kuruş
- Seyit Memduh Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 500 kuruş
- Zeynelabidin Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Mustafa Safvet Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 750 kuruş
- Asım Efendi2 shared years; highest salary 600 kuruş
Same place, same years
Of the 54 officials with entries in Ioannina (Yanya) in the same years, MUSTAFA ŞEVKET EFENDİ had the 50th highest salary.
- Mehmet Asaf Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 1,800 kuruş
- Ali Rıza Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 910 kuruş
- Abdulkerim Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 900 kuruş
- Oseb Eğerciyan Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 800 kuruş
- Anastaş Efendi3 shared years; highest salary 630 kuruş
Same job title, same years
Of the 1,437 officials with the title Muhabere Memuru in the same years, MUSTAFA ŞEVKET EFENDİ had the 1,212th highest salary.
- Mehmet Hulusi Bey5 shared years; highest salary 2,600 kuruş
- Mustafa Fazıl Bey5 shared years; highest salary 1,700 kuruş
- Mehmet Sadullah Efendi5 shared years; highest salary 1,650 kuruş
- Mehmet Asım Efendi5 shared years; highest salary 1,550 kuruş
- Mehmet Hurşit Efendi5 shared years; highest salary 1,500 kuruş
Same school
Of the 3,206 officials with Rüşdiye Mektebi among their schools, 3,200 have a recorded salary; MUSTAFA ŞEVKET EFENDİ had the 2,211th highest salary of them.
- Unnamed official (5_316; 629)born 1829/30 (AH 1245); highest salary 1,100 kuruş
- Mehmet Vecihi Beyborn 1830/31 (AH 1246); highest salary 1,000 kuruş
- Halil Fahri Beyborn 1831/32 (AH 1247); highest salary 4,000 kuruş
- Bahattin Beyborn 1832/33 (AH 1248); highest salary 4,000 kuruş
- Mehmet Ali Efendiborn 1832/33 (AH 1248); highest salary 300 kuruş
Same birthplace
Of the 32 officials born in Ioannina (Yanya), MUSTAFA ŞEVKET EFENDİ had the 25th highest salary.
- İsmail Hakki Beyborn 1836/37 (AH 1252); highest salary 7,500 kuruş
- Mehmet Salih Efendiborn 1838/39 (AH 1254); highest salary 1,500 kuruş
- Abdulhamit Efendiborn 1839/40 (AH 1255); highest salary 2,000 kuruş
- Ahmet Refik Efendiborn 1845 (AH 1261); highest salary 3,600 kuruş
- Salih Necmi Efendiborn 1848/49 (AH 1265); highest salary 640 kuruş
The page of Ioannina (Yanya), with the 32 officials born there
First annual entry in the same year
Of the 183 officials whose first annual entry is for 1895/96 (AH 1313), 182 have a recorded salary; MUSTAFA ŞEVKET EFENDİ had the 153rd highest salary of them.
- Hızır Efendifirst entry in Ioannina (Yanya); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Seyit Memduh Efendifirst entry in Ioannina (Yanya); highest salary 500 kuruş
- Unnamed official (0087_0147, sayfa no:291.)first entry in Çorlu; highest salary 300 kuruş
- Derviş Ali Efendifirst entry in Istanbul; highest salary 1,650 kuruş
- Mehmet Cemil Efendifirst entry in Edirne; highest salary 800 kuruş
All 183 officials whose first annual entry is for 1895/96 (AH 1313)
Full record
Annual entries (5)
| Year | Title | Place | Kuruş a month | Institution | Source | Archive reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1895/96AH 1313 | Muhabere Memuru | Ioannina (Yanya) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 115_97; 191 |
| 1896/97AH 1314 | Muhabere Memuru | Ioannina (Yanya) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 115_97; 191 |
| 1897/98AH 1315 | Muhabere Memuru | Ioannina (Yanya) | 200 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 115_97; 191 |
| 1901/02AH 1319 | Muhabere Memuru | Preveza (Preveze) | 150 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 115_97; 191 |
| 1902/03AH 1320 | Muhabere Memuru | Preveza (Preveze) | 300 | Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf) | Recovered annual personnel extract | 115_97; 191 |
What the sources named in this table are
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
Sources and original values (31)
| Field | Recorded value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Identity | ||
| Name | MUSTAFA ŞEVKET EFENDİ | Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1298 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1299 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1304 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1305 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1300 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1302 other value | Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1301 other value | Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birth year (AH) | 1303 other value | Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Birthplace | yanya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Province of birth | yanya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Religion | Musluman | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Nationality or community | Turkish | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Schooling | ||
| School | Rusdiye Mektebi | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of schooling | 7 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| Years of apprenticeship (mülazemet) | 0.5 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work | ||
| First work: year (AH) | 1313 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: year (AH) | 1315 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: year (AH) | 1314 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: year (AH) | 1319 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: year (AH) | 1320 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: year (AH) | 1317 other value | Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: year (AH) | 1316 other value | Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: year (AH) | 1318 other value | Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1895 used on this page | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1901 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1902 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1897 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: Gregorian year as stored | 1896 other value | Recovered annual personnel extract |
| First work: place | Yanya | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
| First salary field (kuruş a month) | 200 | Recovered annual personnel extract; Personnel attributes extract; Earlier annual personnel extract |
What the sources named in this table are
- Earlier annual personnel extract
- The detailed annual personnel file of October 2024. An official found only in this file keeps the years, titles and salaries it gives.
- Recovered annual personnel extract
- The merged annual personnel file recovered for the replication of the first paper. Annual entries are taken from it for every official it holds.
- Personnel attributes extract
- The detailed personnel file of September 2025, read for personal details such as birth, schooling and first work.
- The sources give more than one value for a marked field. Every value is listed.
- Origin of the record: Post and Telegraph personnel records.
- 5 annual entries of 5 belong to the saved estimation sample of the paper.
How to read this record: calendar years, years without an annual entry, salaries and sources.
Subjects
- MUSTAFA ŞEVKET EFENDİ
- Communications official (Muhabere Memuru)
- Ioannina (Yanya)
- Rüşdiye school (Rüşdiye Mektebi)
- Post and Telegraph (Posta ve Telgraf)
- Muslim (Müslüman)
- Preveza (Preveze)
- Biography of an Ottoman official (Osmanlı memurunun biyografisi)
- Career and pay (memuriyet ve maaş)
- Ottoman history (Osmanlı tarihi)
- Ottoman bureaucracy (Osmanlı bürokrasisi)
- Ottoman officials (Osmanlı'da memurlar)
- Ottoman personnel registers (Sicill-i Ahvâl defterleri)
- Ottoman registers (Osmanlı defterleri)